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{PRO}[REQUEST] Developers please pay attention towards xperia pro

Hello
Developers please pay a little more attention towards the xperia pro. I've been owning it since end October an am a bit disappointed. Six months have passed and still not much custom ROMs for it. I see a lot of development going on for other new devices like the Xperia S but why not pro. Till now only three custom ROMs are available wbich is very less as compares even to the low end and legacy devices like htc chacha.
This is a humble request from all the pro owners.
PS: pro needs its own section
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I think your "PS" is more relevant than the main body of your post.
Developers are people like you and me who invest their own spare time into modding their devices. It is not up to you to demand that others make ROMs for the community, rather that WE form the community.
There are a few good Xperia Pro custom ROMs and mods about, but the problem is that they are very scattered, and the complete lack of organisation here and contradictory advice of where to discuss Xperia Pro (with randon willy-nilly thread closures), along with the intransigent attitude of some admins towards even considering the two minutes work required to create an Xperia Pro sub-section simply stunts any growth in the community.
The Xperia Pro has a significant market niche of being the only respectable GLOBAL QWERTY slider to have been released in the last year, and indeed on the market at the present time. Many people simply do not realise howw important a good QWERTY device is to some of us, and have probably not used one either to understand how superior many of us might feel that QWERTY devices are. There is no point in a 20-core 8 GB RAM phone with 7" screen if the text input is gimped (inaccurate and taking up your whole screen), and the device no longer fits in your pocket! The Xperia Pro gets this right and for those who have used it understand why it completely wallops other devices that might look better on paper.

Truely a good statement! You just took all the words in my mind!

I was trying to port MiUI to pro but my notebook fell into the swimming pool and the HDD wont work anymore. I need some time to collect money to buy another and start developing.
I need every pro owner get inspired by others and to try something.
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Cant the moderator create a sub forum for xperia pro development like ray,live with walkman n etc.?
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Well 1st and main reason probably they didn't put one is because of lack of development support? This is XDA Developers this forum was meant to be a forum for developers so I guess unless there's not much developers on a specific device then no sub forum for us.
And 2nd is we don't have that much userbase I guess it's not worth the kilobytes for each member here if there would only be a handful of threads on a subforum.

Riyal said:
Well 1st and main reason probably they didn't put one is because of lack of development support? This is XDA Developers this forum was meant to be a forum for developers so I guess unless there's not much developers on a specific device then no sub forum for us.
And 2nd is we don't have that much userbase I guess it's not worth the kilobytes for each member here if there would only be a handful of threads on a subforum.
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I think the main problem is that pro was focused towards businessmen and such peoplr. Developers generally dont fancy hw QWERTY
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I don't think so... If you go to maemo forums you'll see a userbase on which 3/4 are developers and 1/4 are regular users and all of those developers stick to that forum for 2 reasons. 1 All phones/tablets have HW Keyboard & 2 OS is linux. Sad that nokia decided to ditch those and go with windows phones. On which the main reason why I switched android.

Anyone who's interested to do something check this out. I'll start developing one I get a new notebook.
http://www.freeyourandroid.com/guide/porting-android
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Riyal said:
Well 1st and main reason probably they didn't put one is because of lack of development support? This is XDA Developers this forum was meant to be a forum for developers so I guess unless there's not much developers on a specific device then no sub forum for us.
And 2nd is we don't have that much userbase I guess it's not worth the kilobytes for each member here if there would only be a handful of threads on a subforum.
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No, the main problem is ignorance of the admins towards how unique and great this phone is. Jjust look at the manner in which devices which the admins fall for the hype for such as the Samsung GSIII receive forums before they even exist or are known about. If the American admin were living in Europe where we have a QWERTY drought then they would have understood that many of us were eagerly waiting for months before the Xperia Pro release and would have created a forum without thought. "Dual core" etc. matters not one iota to many of us if it doesn't have proper QWERTY input.
It is a chicken-and-egg situation. I believe the developers are there in the community, merely that XDA (now regrettably the main place for SE development) is so disorganised that it makes it difficult to communicate.
It would be two minutes work to create a development sub-section in Neo, and actually less work for moderators to deal with the scattered Xperia Pro discussions as we have at present.
Frankly, I wish all Sony Ericsson users would get together, abandon XDA altogether, and return to websites like Esato, sense, TopSony as they did in the old days. At least then all devices would be appreciated and understood by those in charge.
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Weigh in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095923&page=11
and here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533272
to see what we are dealing with.

paul5425 said:
No, the main problem is ignorance of the admins towards how unique and great this phone is. Jjust look at the manner in which devices which the admins fall for the hype for such as the Samsung GSIII receive forums before they even exist or are known about. If the American admin were living in Europe where we have a QWERTY drought then they would have understood that many of us were eagerly waiting for months before the Xperia Pro release and would have created a forum without thought. "Dual core" etc. matters not one iota to many of us if it doesn't have proper QWERTY input.
It is a chicken-and-egg situation. I believe the developers are there in the community, merely that XDA (now regrettably the main place for SE development) is so disorganised that it makes it difficult to communicate.
It would be two minutes work to create a development sub-section in Neo, and actually less work for moderators to deal with the scattered Xperia Pro discussions as we have at present.
Frankly, I wish all Sony Ericsson users would get together, abandon XDA altogether, and return to websites like Esato, sense, TopSony as they did in the old days. At least then all devices would be appreciated and understood by those in charge.
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Weigh in here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095923&page=11
and here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533272
to see what we are dealing with.
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Man this **** is not gonna help us. What we need to do is flood any one of the sections with xperia pro things like mods, ROMs, questions general discussions etc.
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Xperia pro is the best smartphone in its class. There's nothing compared to xperia pro when it comes to a physical keyboard.
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Pro didn't get advertised, that's why no one has it and no devs support it and now it's way too late to change that.
No one/dev will get a 1GHz single core device these days
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Flo95 said:
Pro didn't get advertised, that's why no one has it and no devs support it and now it's way too late to change that.
No one/dev will get a 1GHz single core device these days
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Everyone doesn't care just about 100Ghz processor with thousands of cores. Many people care about the usability of the device. Typing anything on a hardware keyboard is far less easy than on a touchscreen
I own a X10i, pro, xperia s and htc tytn ii. I use pro most of the time due to its usability.
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king-iyokan said:
Man this **** is not gonna help us. What we need to do is flood any one of the sections with xperia pro things like mods, ROMs, questions general discussions etc.
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I agree that we should indeed do that, and am working on some mods too in my spare time...
(after all, it has already been accepted to allow Xperia Pro to be discussed, merely not exactly agreed properly WHERE.) All we are requesting is a little cleanup with a small single forum under Xperia Pro (or perhaps more pragmatically here under Arc given the volume of stuff already here).

Flo95 said:
Pro didn't get advertised, that's why no one has it and no devs support it and now it's way too late to change that.
No one/dev will get a 1GHz single core device these days
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Rather bold words there completely out of line with the 470+ votes and available ROMs!
Some of us don't require advertising to make informed decisions. Nor do we think that it is work spending €100 more for a device with less features (cough! Arc cough! Perhaps this thread would have been better posted over to the Neo section where there seem to be less of these perceptions)

Show us some loveeeeeeee!
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Will Neo V Roms works with Pro?....ATM all hardware are same a part from PRO'S keyboard...

@king-iyokan
account is disabled.. i also think that pro users should get there seperate forum..
and he should be the leader because he has a developer spirit..,:

paul5425 said:
I agree that we should indeed do that, and am working on some mods too in my spare time...
(after all, it has already been accepted to allow Xperia Pro to be discussed, merely not exactly agreed properly WHERE.) All we are requesting is a little cleanup with a small single forum under Xperia Pro (or perhaps more pragmatically here under Arc given the volume of stuff already here).
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ifu said:
Will Neo V Roms works with Pro?....ATM all hardware are same a part from PRO'S keyboard...
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An interesting question. I think Neo V has different partition layouts, but I would have thought Arc and Neo ROMs could be made to work (though have read they will brick your device), except with some of the keyboard configuration left out. I think we should be pushing for an initiative to port Neo and Arc ROMs to Pro, or for example develop some sort of patch which would automate the process.

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Hi Guys
I will get a new phone soon and I do not have the time and the fun to support arc/arcS anymore. So will give away my big theards (Baseband Collection, Baseband Toolkit and so on) to another user. But I won´t give them to anybody, I will get one, who is as good as me.
The succesor will get all my files and also my tel num to ask me questions on whatsapp.
Requirements for beeing my succesor.
Signed up before 01/01/2013
At least 150 posts
At least 150 thanks
At least Senior Member
Write in this theard
Why you want to be my succesor?
Why can I be sure you won´t leave forum soon?
Your XDA History
Are you also having theards like mine?
You have at least time until 24/08/2013.
Not all members who pass the requirements, can be my succesor. I will pick my succesor(s).
Regards
Alexander
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14/08/2013 21:32
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15/08/2013 10:30
Corrected text and new new date.
25/08/2013 09:26
New and last deadline.

Oh no, this forum looses contributors too quick, we will die out
Which phone is the reason for leaving if I may ask?
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I dont know 100%, but I think it will be a Galaxy S3/4 or a Xperia Z/ZR. But my mobile carrier will present their new program next Monday, so also hope they will bring a good offer for me.
I wont leave the forum now, but I will do soon. And it also takes its time to tell my succesor all the things he has to know. So I opened this theard now.
Greets
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papayayoghurt said:
I dont know 100%, but I think it will be a Galaxy S3/4 or a Xperia Z/ZR. But my mobile carrier will present their new program next Monday, so also hope they will bring a good offer for me.
I wont leave the forum now, but I will do soon. And it also takes its time to tell my succesor all the things he has to know. So I opened this theard now.
Greets
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too bad

You have five days time!

Hmm... there are plenty of people out there who meet the requirements. Mainly you got n1kolaa, someguyfromhell and a few others out there...
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Yes, mainly these are meant.
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Seems like not many people seem interested in this, so I will offer my hand for help.
My reason, why I want to be your successor, is that I wish to continue to share all your efforts to every user of this section on xda-developers. My intention is to make all the information available and make sure it is up to date.
I have received a lot of experience and knowledge of 2011 Xperia smartphones by reading guides/topics, trying out myself and later on guiding others. Now that I am very familiar with that, I wish to keep on giving out a helping hand to every user in this section. Since the first day I bought myself a Xperia smartphone, I have never wanted to have a different one, because Xperia devices are the only smartphones, that I feel comfortable with and have become used to. Even if one day I would buy another smartphone, I would still continue being an active member here, because xda-developers is just an awesome community.
I have been an active member on xda-developers forum since 2nd February 2012, starting out in Live with Walkman, Xperia Mini (Pro) and Active device forum. In July 2012, I started to be active also in Xperia Arc section, as I had just bought myself that smartphone. Currently, I check 'Xperia Arc' and 'Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Active, Ray, Live with Walkman' devices forums on (almost) daily basis, answering questions, providing help, reading about new developments and achievements. I have not received any punishments from xda-developers Administration Team and I always follow the rules of xda-developers.
Lately, I have made 2 topics, which have been marked sticky by xda-developers moderator(s). One of them is to remind to all ROM and kernel developers of the GPL license, that should be followed. The other one consists information about the best and/or fastest ROMs.
I have created a basic tutorial on 'Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Active, Ray, Live with Walkman' devices forum. The same topic also includes stock firmwares for most 2011 Xperia devices. Link to the topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568792
Rest of my work can be found in my signature below.
(I may update this more before the deadline.)

Hi
I really thank Someguyfromhell!
Since I´m on vacuation till Aug 31, i will set the new deadline at this time. This is the absolutely last deadline, if nobody else is coming forward, Someguyfromhell will get it. I will not move the deadline any further.
People like Someguyfromhell are exactly these I ment.
Thank you!

Closed now!
Someguyfromhell, please send me your Mail Adress per PM.
Greets

Master of Bisaster said:
Oh no, this forum looses contributors too quick, we will die out
Which phone is the reason for leaving if I may ask?
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Google Nexus 5. I loved my Arc so much that replacing it was a pain. For a short while I considered The Glaxy 4 Mini but it was too ugly. I t had the right specs and the right size though.
Nexus 5 have the righter specs but the wronger size. And it is not ugly.

Hi
I'm planning on buying a LG g2, but I'm hesitating because the nexus5 seems like a good choice too, but there's the battery issue, I wanna know has the drain that was reported numerous times been solved?
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schlager P. said:
Hi
I'm planning on buying a LG g2, but I'm hesitating because the nexus5 seems like a good choice too, but there's the battery issue, I wanna know has the drain that was reported numerous times been solved?
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You, sir, are at the wrong place. This is Xperia Arc forum.

Yes, I know, but I currently have an arc s, but the question was about its successor. Hence the question
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schlager P. said:
Yes, I know, but I currently have an arc s, but the question was about its successor. Hence the question
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This topic had completely different subject.
My point remaining, if you want to know information about G2, ask in G2 forum. If you want to learn about Nexus 5, visit Nexus 5 forum.

Haha, after posting I noticed, was it for the baseband-thing? Sorry for this utter stupidity
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Desperately need this for Nexus 7

Hello everyone. I must apologize if this thread does not belong her. I just desperately need help. I have posted a similar thread in another category but I think it didn't get much attention so I'll repost it here.
"I have ran out of options and finally decided to take this step, not really sure if it will work but still hoping though that it will. I have come here to ask for help from developers and people with great knowledge in these things. Here is my situation. My friend bought a gmate+ device abroad as a gift for me here in Philippines and unfortunately, this device can only be used in the country it was bought in. After reading things in the manufacturer's site and contacting them (they have a very not-so-satisfying customer service, sorry to mention this), it seems that there really is no cure for my case unless I have it ship back and ask for refund then buy a new one here instead,which is also almost impossible because I do not have the receipt(the item was just given to me without any receipt) and I do not know exactly from which store my friend purchase it(and according to him, he is also unsure from which store exactly because he went shopping for things as gifts not in just a single store or place). So to make the story short, I now have a useless piece of device which could have been really great for my Nexus 7 if only it works. The gmate+ is a device sold by the company Skyroam. This is a bluetooth device which allows an Android or iOS running gadget to have the ability to use GSM service through it via bluetooth pairing and software. I do not know if it is really hard, but I'm thinking ( actually hoping and praying ) that maybe somebody here could do something about my case, perhaps build a workaround via a software/app. I would really appreciate it if anybody would take time to work on this project. Additional info which may help, if anybody's interested, I'm running the stock update Android 4.3 for the Nexus 7 2012 (now rooted via wugfresh's toolkit).
Thanks and more power! "

This is a forum for only developers to post kernels and roms. Post this in the general or q&a.
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bellrb19 said:
This is a forum for only developers to post kernels and roms. Post this in the general or q&a.
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Sorry about that. I kindly request that this thread be moved there. Or should I re-post it there instead?

No do not repost. A Mod will move it soon enough.
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Ok. Thanks...
So anybody with any help? :/

Guys, solved it.forced install the app and it just worked...anyway,thanks guys!:good:

[Q] What brand should we be buying next?

Now that Samsung is going the way with HTC and making KNOX mandatory, CM11 development for future Samsung Handsets are surely going to suffer.
Should we be looking at LG or SONY now for open hardware handsets? So what the next most modable and tweakable brand of phones out there?

See this sticky and ask your question there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55240034
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Nexus is ALWAYS the most mod-able and tweakable phones, hands down.

As mentioned, please refer to the sticky specifically for upgrading and other phone discussion in General
Thanks
FNSM

Galaxy S8 Plus Demo Unit

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Check your PMs when you get back but you are free to edit this OP and post about your demo unit.

Cool story bro Have you ever heard of odin ? flash the dam phone with the latest Galaxy S8 S8+ Firmware and you should be good to go....

When the OP gets back from his small vacation he will be free to post about the demo unit as he sees fit. It is not up to XDA or its members to decide in what manner he got the phone. If he says he bought it off ebay, then he bought it off ebay.
The entire moderation team has discussed this thread and the topic in general. We have demo unit threads all across XDA for multiple OEMs and have for years. It's not for you, anyone else, or XDA to decide where these devices came from. They can be bought off eBay and other legitimate sites. It's between the seller, those sites they were bought off, and the OEM to decide what actions to take. XDA see's no reason to punish members for trying to get a deal on a phone. If a member were to admit to stealing the device, that would be a different story.
If we ever were to get a takedown notice from OEM, then we would worry about it but that is highly unlikely to happen.
If anyone wants to discuss this further my PM box is open but keep the discussion out of this thread.
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